St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-06


ces his conversion to the support Of
Mr.. Cleveland to succeed himself in
the presidency. He furthermore asser
ted with an assumed tone of certainty
that his faction would control the next
State convention aud appoint the dele
gates to the national convention.
Mr., Eustis in this uttcrance shows
himself in his true coIors. He is not
the man of highloftical principle and
Jacksonian mold that his partisans
have pictured him to be, nor does he 10y
any means sustain the role Of the bold
free lancer which he affected some time
back. After showing his dlsappolnt-
ment and rage 1T not being able to con-
troll a share Of the federal patronage IN
Louisiana by dcnouncing the president
as traitor to his party. lie now, when
it has become apparent that Mr.. ClcFe-
land will be again nominated, without
apology or reasonable explanation for
his past course, Jumps over to his sup
port and, in order to let Mr.. Cleveland
know and be Informed of the full
value of his accession to his ranks, he
announces ut the slime time that he Is
bringing along with him the "hoSe
State Of Louisiana.
We always knew that much Of the
grand mogulism and punctilio assumed
by Mr.. Eusts and claimed for him by
the partisans of the State ring was
mere humbuggery and that what he
and his friends wanted first, last and
all the time was pap, federal pap pure
and simple. But We confess that we
were not quite prepared for such sud
den regeneration, nor did we expect so
soon to see the great Senator descend
from his lofty iminence and assume the
braggadocio style of the ward hummer
seeking to bring himself into requlsl-
ton and notice by claiming to fun tic
rard Mr. Eustls assertion that his
/ faction will control the delegates to the
! national convention is not entitled to a
whit more consideration than the cheap
| boast of the aforesaid ward hummer
seeking the favor of his boss. 1t be-
trays the cheekiness if not the design
| and animus of Chandler when contra
nv TO the returns and to all inttlli-
| pence received up to that date be an
| nounced that Hayes Wds elected !: and it
| reminds us as we'll of Blains instruc-
| tions TO the New York republicans when
| the count was going on-claim erern
| Mn9t These great republican clilet-
tains. skilled in the art of decciying the
| people may venture to make assertions
| of fact in advance Of the time when
| such fact could be known, for the pur-
| nose of putting good face i'll advance
upon O contemplated fraud, but such
| game could not be played successfully
| here and we do not mean to charge any
| thing of the kind upon Mr.. fsustis. We
! adopt the other theory. Having failed
| TO buldoze the president into dividing
/ with him q share of the federal patron
ape-an espedient which nc level headed
! man would ever have tried-he now as
j sumes the other tack. He tiatters, and
makes loud professions Of fealty to Mr.
! Cleveland, and tenders to him the vote
of this State What an undlgnitied
and ridiculous tumble from so lofty a
height! What g quick Transformation
of fiery wrath into amorOus glances
and caresses, There was never any
where outside circus tent SO pretty Il
peace OF ground and lofty tnmbling.
| We hope that the Eustis organs vii
now give US a rest. We don't expect tc
hear anything more about the Senator
.Jacksonian democracy, his superemi-
nent. super excellent democracy, III
contradistinction to the party creed and
fealty of other ordinary mortals. 1t will
he much more sensible upon the part
of the followers of the Junior senator
| 70 get down OF tleir high horse as the
senator himself has done, and &C
knowledge that federal pap and the
ardent pursuit Of it accounts for Mr.
; Eustis' original detection as we'll as his
recent attempt to calole the president
He must do something for his hung
nv followers, else all their zeal i'll hi
behalf may die out before the election
GENES off. He must also guard agalns
the s' inaEepee Of the government beIn'
used against him il ihe senatorial race
These signs Of the tunes may &c 14eii,
read between the lines Of MI Eustis
last utterance.
Hon. 4. NJ. Robertson, member Q
Congress from this district, died at hi
! y, p i,ct rErcoG q